The Pride closed the season with an impressive 35-20 win over cross-town rival Guilford College. The victory gave Greensboro a 5-5 record, the first Pride football team to reach .500.

A good year came very close to being a great one for GC. Greensboro lost  a heartbreaking  overtime game to Ferrum, 17-14. The Pride’s final two home games—against Methodist and Frostburg State—were not decided until the final play of the game.

Another highlight for GC was beating in-state rival Chowan for the first time in program history.

The 2000 season was a special year for another reason. This year’s football senior class was the first ever for GC.

Twelve players have been with the program since its inception in 1997. While the players sweated and took a few licks in the first two years of Greensboro football, it was The Pride who dished out much of the punishment the past two years.

Among the players playing their last games for the green and white were the top three “skill players” in Greensboro’s history.

Quarterback Wes Wilder closed his  career  as  the  GC  leader  in passing.He had 1505 yards in 2000—the most of his four years as a starting GC signal caller. 

Wide receiver Mark Bauer ended his Pride career as the all-time receiving leader. The Sterling, Va.,  native started every game in GC history, and led The Pride in catches in every season since 1997. Bauer recorded 63 catches for 1,032 yards in his four years at GC.

Running back Daryl Gholson fittingly finished his Pride career with a bang  against Guilford College. The Pride career-rushing leader carried the ball 34 times for 274 yards against the Quakers. Those marks broke his own Greensboro records.

Another highlight in 2000 was Justin Wilder, who finished 19th in the nation in punt returns. The sophomore returned 17 punts for 225 yards (13.2 average).

“As the statistics indicated, we did some good things on the offensive side of the ball this year,” said GC head coach Marion Kirby. 

“Our offensive line led the conference in fewest sacks. On defense, we’re expecting most of our key contributors to return and help us challenge for the first ever Dixie Conference football season in 2001.”